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The lecture Madhav Godbole was not allowed to give

'Are we back to the Emergency days?' Madhav Godbole, the distinguished civil servant asked, after his speech was abruptly cancelled by the Maharashtra government. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

'Article 370 was never meant to give any special status to J&K'

'With the abrogation of Article 370, the Constitutional integration of Kashmir is complete, but whether there has been emotional integration of the Kashmir Valley is a question mark.' IMAGE: A......

'Hindu rashtra can't consist of Hindus alone'

'Why can't the Supreme Court say that secularism is part of the basic structure of the Constitution, and therefore, steps must be taken to operationalise it?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

'Governorships should be abolished'

'This will require statesmanship and not politicking.' IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, left, with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, May 3, 2021. Photograph:......

Hamara Bajaj Kindled Pride in Being Indian

In 1989 when Bajaj came out with their legendary and elegant Hamara Bajaj campaign, that looked more at apna India, rather than the scooter, and at all hues of scootered Indians, it drew millions......

IRDAI mulls linking insurance frauds with individuals' credit score

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is considering a proposal to make insurance frauds a parameter for calculating credit scores in an attempt to put a lid on the......

Power crisis due to Enron case: Deshmukh

The present power crisis in Maharashtra is due to the controversy over Enron project and not related to acceptance of Godbole Committee's recommendations four years ago, Chief Minister Vilasrao......

Pune: IT, BPO cos see 20% fall in attendance

With the growing swine flu scare across the city, a number of IT-BPO service providers in Pune are seeing up to 20 per cent drop in attendance, report Kaustubh Kulkarni & Pravda Godbole. The......

'No magic bullet to agriculture reforms'

'Agri reforms need to go beyond the limited concerns of these three laws in improving agriculture productivity in cereal and crop diversification and production patterns' IMAGE: Farmers on their......

2,500 wilful defaulters may get to recast debt

Over 2,500 companies and promoters declared wilful defaulters could benefit from the corporate debt-restructuring mechanism if the recommendations of a high-level committee are accepted. The......

Perfect Family Review: Realistic But Dreary

All this time the Great Indian Family was a refuge, when did it become a toxic dump, wonders Deepa Gahlot. If an OTT show is called Perfect Family, chances are it is anything but. What comes as a......

Shilpa-Malaika's Day Out With Ganpati

Shilpa Shetty skipped Ganpati celebrations at home as the family is in mourning over a personal loss. But the actor did step out to pray to Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja. Photograph: Kind......

Inspector Zende Review: Mildly Amusing

Inspector Zende had the potential to be genuinely entertaining. Instead, it settles for formulaic fun, observes Mayur Sanap. The streaming space is not done with Charles Sobhraj yet. If The......

'At 57, Shah Rukh is just as energetic as us'

'We were shooting a sequence in which Shah Rukh was both the son and the father, so we had to shoot the son part and then wait for him to get the prosthetics done and come back and shoot the father......

'Shah Rukh Khan Has Infinite Potential For Love'

'Dancing with Shah Rukh Khan to our songs from our film was a priceless memory.''The King hugging me and calling me 'beta' and giving me acting tips was unbelievable.' IMAGE: Aaliyah Qureishi with......

'Baccha Log Accha Karega'

'We won't miss Virat and Rohit. I have faith in our young team.' IMAGE: India's young guns have nothing to lose and can pull off a surprise win, says veteran Mumbai coach Vilas Godbole.......

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.' IMAGE: Prajakta Godbole represented India at the World University Games in Italy in 2019. One can sense a smile in......

Priceless memories! When Sachin flooded Ganguly's room

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, right, with Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI For three and a half decades, Sachin Tendulkar has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars -- a precocious teenager, a talented......

Lockdown woes: Athlete Prajakta fighting hunger in Nagpur slum

'I am not even thinking of training, rather I don't know how will I survive in this situation. Life is very harsh for us. The lockdown has brought ruin to us'. IMAGE: Prajakta Godbole, who......

Maharashtra play safe

Kunal Marathe struck a fine 110 and shared a 112-run opening standwithNiranjan Godboleas Maharashtra reached 328 for four in the first innings against Baroda's 446 on the third day of their Elite......